Harry Alder

Advantages: Excellent insightful introduction to NLP or useful for those with prior knowledge
Disadvantages: It is hard to shift your worldview purely from a book with no other interaction, needs discipline to consider the exercises.

...NLP in 21 Days, by Harry Alder and Beryl Heather is a comprehensive introduction to the principles of Neuro Linguistic Programming covering the international syllabus for practitioner training. I have owned this book for a number of years, having had an introduction to the pragmatic approaches of NLP a number of years ago, as part of my MBA course. Perhaps the unsual tatty and dogeared state that my book is in, having been loaned out many times, is testament to the book’s usefulness, perhaps as part of a wider part of personal development. But firstly what is NLP? Well it can be a little hard to articulate, but essentially NLP is an epistemology or school of thought regarding the complex links between the mind and language and how this affects our behaviour. NLP techniques can be used in a number of ways but primarily it helps... Read review

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Advantages: Professor Snape. There's always someone like him?
Disadvantages: None

...Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling is a magical read. Harry Potter is going to his second year at Hogwarts (a school for witches and wizards). As Harry has just defeated Voldermon once more in the Philosophers Stone he has many friends now. Ron Weasly and Hermione Granger and other people in his tower. But as Harry is attending Hogwarts one of his teachers he really hates Professer Snape. Harry has also met Hagrid the games' keeper for Hogwarts. Harry is very fond of him because he was the one who rescued him from Lord Voldermon. But Harry doesn't know that this year is going to be more dangerous and fun then last year.... Read review

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Advantages: It's thicker than the last book!
Disadvantages: None!

...Well, here it is, the second installment of J.K. Rowlings fantastic series about boy wizard Harry Potter. After reading the first book, I desperatley wanted to go on to the next, and learn more about Harry's wonderful world of magic. Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets begins much like the first book, in that to Harrys dismay, he is forced to stay with his horrid relatives, Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon and Dudley Dursley. Forced into his invisible role in the Dursley household, Harry is only to happy to keep out of the way when his Uncle Vernon has important dinner guests arriving. However as you might guess trouble finds our young wizard when a house-elf by the name of Dobby comes to warn Harry Potter: Harry Potter must not go back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year! Dobby, being annoyingly cryptic, tells... Read review

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